Organic Powdered Peanut Butter & The End of Summer
Categories: Healthy Living, Shakeology, Shakeology Review
Holy cow, I haven’t blogged in FOREVER! Between going to the beach and getting ready for my LAST year of school, I’ve been on-the-go constantly. I can hardly believe that the summer is coming to an end; I’m already seeing Halloween decorations in the store and Christmas (I KNOW!) recipes on Pinterest. Did someone put life on fast forward?
In preparation for school, I always stock up on groceries that I can’t get when away at school— Wal-Mart is as diverse as it gets and not exactly a Mecca of healthy choices. So yesterday my friend and I attacked the natural/organic food section of Wegman’s. Our cart was filled of oddities from kelp noodles to Hugo Chocolate Pretzel bars, but my favorite discovery was organic powdered peanut butter! Ironic that it’s called Just Great Stuff (because I agree!)?
It’s like astronaut peanut butter! Why I love it? It’s organic. It’s 45 heavenly calories per 2 tablespoons (unlike 190-200 calories for the regular stuff) AND it’s perfect for my breakfast shakes! Shakeology Chocolate plus Peanut Butter = ABSOLUTE HEAVEN! I’ve tried regular peanut butter and it works fine but the powdery stuff doesn’t stick to the spoon. Its looks may be deceiving but it really does taste identical (minus a slight creaminess) to the real stuff. If you want it on toast, just add water (seriously)! The only thing that I’m not a fan of is the price. At $7.99, it’s more than a tad more than its oilier counterpart.
I’m still on my Shakeology kick and mixed up a yumtastic PB Chocolate shake. I actually added so much ice that I made enough to fill a bowl so I ate it like cereal or maybe soup. REGARDLESS, it was great. As for my trial of Shakeology, I didn’t take it to the beach so I have about a week of mix left. I have to say that I did miss it on vacation but the price is still the main factor keeping me from a life of Shakes.
I have to share a homemade recipe with everyone. One night I had asked my wife to make brownies because I had that chocolate crave going on so she got out the box of dark chocolate mix and started making it. When she got done I was presented with a surprise – homemade Reeses brownies that were made with natural peanut butter! Oh my they were so good. Now they were not officially Reeses brownies but I called them that to give you an idea of how they came out. She warmed up about 1/4 cup Jiffy natural peanut butter and simply poured it in the mix. A few tries after the first round she started putting the peanut butter in the middle of the brownie mix. So she would dump 1/2 the brownie mix in the pan, then the peanut butter, and then finally the rest of the brownie mix to make it like a Reeses brownie square. I guess you could use the Reeses brand peanut butter to make them, but I do not know if Reeses has a natural brand out yet. She also used a flax seed substitute for the eggs, which added another healthy dose of omega 3 to the already rich antioxidants from the dark chocolate. But now that I think of it, I have not seen Reeses peanut butter on the store shelves lately. Any good brand of natural peanut butter would beAnyhow I just wanted to share this cool recipe with you because I simply love it.
I have to share a homemade recipe with everyone. One night I had asked my wife to make brownies because I had that chocolate crave going on so she got out the box of dark chocolate mix and started making it. When she got done I was presented with a surprise – homemade Reeses brownies that were made with natural peanut butter! Oh my they were so good. Now they were not officially Reeses brownies but I called them that to give you an idea of how they came out. She warmed up about 1/4 cup Jiffy natural peanut butter and simply poured it in the mix. A few tries after the first round she started putting the peanut butter in the middle of the brownie mix. So she would dump 1/2 the brownie mix in the pan, then the peanut butter, and then finally the rest of the brownie mix to make it like a Reeses brownie square. I guess you could use the Reeses brand peanut butter to make them, but I do not know if Reeses has a natural brand out yet. She also used a flax seed substitute for the eggs, which added another healthy dose of omega 3 to the already rich antioxidants from the dark chocolate. But now that I think of it, I have not seen Reeses peanut butter on the store shelves lately. Any good brand of natural peanut butter would beAnyhow I just wanted to share this cool recipe with you because I simply love it.